Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km NNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 12:57 AM CDT (05:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-29 05:57:42 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.810° N, 103.673° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.65 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 881 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.930 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.918 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 877 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 3.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.824 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.119 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.022 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.119 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ijwr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.